apart

Example Sentences

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“Maybe after this weekend we get some clarity on whether or not Iran and U.S. are so far apart that they can’t come to an agreement.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It takes up to 120 biodegradable Tuftext-brand latex balloons spaced about 12 feet apart to create the chain, Bose said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"Every time we tried to press them high and aggressive, those were the moments we got ripped apart."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Fears that the ceasefire could fall apart while crude remains stuck in Hormuz saw West Texas Intermediate oil jump around three percent Thursday, having plunged more than 16 percent the day before.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He gets up from his desk and goes over to the window, stretching two of the blinds apart with his fingers to look outside.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy